"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
— Milton Berle
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
— Aristotle (commonly summarized)
"The pain passes, but the beauty remains."
— Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"My optimism and confidence come from visualizing defeat and figuring out how to prevent it."
— Chris Hadfield
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
— Saint Augustine
"Great things don't come from comfort zones."
— Roy T. Bennett
"Act rather than be acted upon."
— Unknown Stoic aphorism (Stoic ethic)
"We must find the silver lining in every event, no matter how negative."
— James Redfield
"It is the possibility that keeps me going, and though you may call me a dreamer or a fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible."
— Nicholas Sparks
"The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are."
— Rumi
"In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning."
— Carl Sandburg
"You can't make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence."
— Julien Smith
"Liberty is the greatest of all goods."
— John Stuart Mill
"Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life."
— Thea Kristine May
"Always something new, always something I didn't expect, and sometimes it isn't horrible."
— Robert Jordan
"Great achievement requires personal force, determined spirit and self-confidence."
— Lailah Gifty Akita
"The question is not what you look at, but what you see."
— Henry David Thoreau
"A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place."
"Always believe in yourself and always stretch yourself beyond your limits. Your life is worth a lot more than you think because you are capable of acc..."
"Connecting with others gives us a sense of inclusion, connection, interaction, safety, and community."
— Susan C. Young